I grew up in the highlands, we have a saying , that midgies Don't bite you, they put on tackety boots and kick you to death. One year with my Partner we decided to go camping for a few days, on leaving early in the morning mum said "see you tomorrow" , we said " oh but we are staying a few days mum", she replied " ok see you tomorrow" which annoyed us ! We found a beautiful spot near a lake, set up our tent began to make food and then THEY arrived ! millions or billions of them in dark clouds. We spent the evening until early morning wearing all out clothes plus hats Under our sleeping bags but despite that we were badly bitten. When we went out there was not one single midgie then we dismantled the tent and Under the top layer they had taken refuge, a large black mass of them. Needless to say we went home to mum on the doorstep telling us that soup was on the cooker ! She KNEW what we didn't ! Evil wee bastards !

@diannadiatz1140

4 жыл бұрын

I am lol at your wonderful story! Mom knew best! Is she still alive? She sounds like she had a great sense of humor! Gads, the midgies sound truly nasty! Enjoy a midgie-free Christmas and New Year! Dianna - Maryland, US

@TheFiown

4 жыл бұрын

@@diannadiatz1140 Happy xmas to you too ! Yes mum is still with us, she is the last as the rest of the family have gone so after her it's just me. I get her to tell me stories each time I go home, she had such a terrible life but lots of adventures and she taught us well in manners and nature and morals. She is the most beautiful and cleverest person I know. Each day I thank god she is still there, she will leave a hole the size of the universe in my soul when she passes. God bless xx

@dogwithwigwamz.7320

4 жыл бұрын

`Never a tale told that ended so succinctly.

@TheFiown

4 жыл бұрын

@Reggie Martin Goodness what an angry person you seem to be, looking for ways to blow off steam are you ? I am not Irish as you can read from my comment and the word 'partner' is used when you are in a Relationship unmarried where the term 'boyfriend' doesn't Apply. I am going to assume that you are just having a bad day, maybe you forgot to buy in enough beer or your playstation has just died, whatever ,,, anyway can't stop to chat, must go brush the cat, god bless xx

@nimrod2550

4 жыл бұрын

@Reggie Martin there is only one 'freak' commenting here and it isn't Stephanie. Ignorant, illiterate bigots like yourself with access to the internet are almost entirely what is wrong with the world.

This dog... What a character. Most loyal companion. ♥️

My dad Irish and I'm from Australia I moved to Ireland with my parents in 2011 it best thing i ever did i live in middle of nowhere and the adventures I have with my two dogs is amazing and the people are amazing so lovely always there to help so yes I'm happy

@hanorabrennan8846

4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy life Louise! Happy 2020.

@kalayne6713

4 жыл бұрын

Louise Allen , hope I get to meet you when I move there from Australia as soon as possible. I am selling the farm to move, cannot spend the rest of my life in hot, dry,brown, burnt Australia full of the most venomous creatures on earth and a government bent on destroying what riches remain here. Cannot wait for grey skies and buying my first pair of 'wellies ' to enjoy walks for the whippet I plan to rescue. Enjoy!

@sevenswords8781

4 жыл бұрын

@@kalayne6713 If you need any info let me know as I'm living in Wexford and can help with practical information Happy Christmas

@hotterone1127

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome Louise. Hope the damp rain doesn't get you down. I moved back to Ireland after many years in the USA and found the 1st year back tough but after that I got used to it and now I'm so glad I made the return. Much happier here with my dogs. Though I live in a rural area in North Kerry, can't say I've experienced the midges as badly as this man has.

@kalayne6713

4 жыл бұрын

@@sevenswords8781 Thanks for that, much appreciated.Cant wait!

Those tunnels might come in handy if/when the Irish Tax Office come a calling.

@alexhawkins1795

3 жыл бұрын

Tax man: *head in door hole* Here’s Taxi!

@fredgervinm.p.3315

3 жыл бұрын

The Taxman cometh...

@utardaheidinn9048

2 жыл бұрын

For hiding or hiding them?

You should hang lots of bat boxes, they will help you with your midge problem. I have lots of bats where I live and the midge are far less then at a place of friends of mine that live a few kilometers away.

@KyleBoy

2 жыл бұрын

But then you have a bunch of bats biting you lol

@utardaheidinn9048

2 жыл бұрын

@@KyleBoy from my experience, bats don't really bite humans. Vampire bats will bite cattle, but I've not heard much of them biting humans.

@luminyam6145

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Bats are awesome, they really helped at our cottage here in Canada where the mosquitoes are fierce.

2 years ago during our visit to Ireland me and my ex were happy to experience 3 things of your list which I think is not bad result for just a two weeks of being there😅 We were making our way from Ballinskelligs to Portmagee by bikes but the famous Irish humidity made the asphalt extremely wet which result was a bicycle crush not without some bloody injuries. These midges you've mentioned attacked us immediately and I have no idea what would we do if not for that gentleman with 4 dogs who saw us, then quickly made his way back home to leave dogs and make space for bikes, and after that delivered our useless bones to Ballinskelligs. After about 1000 "thank you" he said something like "nevermind, it's just normal thing to do". Humane and understanding they are and soooo talkative ❤️

I'm from Ireland...you summed it up well ! Such a nice manner you have.🙂

@CollieJenn

2 жыл бұрын

agreed.

Man's best friend! There is no doubt your dog loves you :).

@thornbird6768

4 жыл бұрын

Robin South Adorable dog xx

My dad is from Ireland and I lived there in the 90's. Want to move back, the states are absolutely mad now.

@LongHairCarolyn

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what brings me to this video. The US is terrifying right now

@timlinator

3 жыл бұрын

@@joelmcdevitt1548 Aren't they on lockdown? I can return as a citizen but I would probably be put in quarantine for two weeks.

@LongHairCarolyn

3 жыл бұрын

@@joelmcdevitt1548 Thankfully my grandmother was Irish and I'm eligible for citizenship so I can go there as an Irish citizen and not an American. I'm trying to get the paperwork together.

@tblightningbolt8902

3 жыл бұрын

Bye

@LongHairCarolyn

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulhayes3351 Oh yeah. I'm serious. This place is falling apart

The melancholy and beauty of Ireland, it's history, it really is a jewel. I believe the Irish say that in Ireland you won't get a tan from the sun but rather brown of the rust.

@sandraallen4142

3 ай бұрын

🤦‍♀️😂😂😂

Don't let doggy go into the tunnels alone , the fairies will take him :(

@Falanu

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going in headfirst

@mstrdiver

3 жыл бұрын

I love the dog's interest and interplay with you. Did you bring your dog with you to Ireland? If so, what was the animal quarantining process like?

Co.Cavan(where i live)has 365 lakes,1 for every day of the year

IRELAND is the best moss ridden rock in the world. Happy Christmas Bosco.

@MossyBottom

4 жыл бұрын

Well said! :)

You have such peace and serenity and a dog that adores you, what a lucky man you are.

I absolutely love your dog. What a sweet face and a gentle spirit...

i moved from Dublin 16 years ago to live in west Donegal , have no regrets . Also a happy new year to you .

Just came across your channel, it’s shook me learning of your exploits and got me thinking. I was born and raised in the West of Ireland and for over 40 years I’ve worked in England doing the rat race currently I live in Wales. I’ve bought a stone cottage here that I’m doing up. I’ve not been back home for many years and watching your vids is bringing back lots of memories. It also makes me think I need to stop the rat race for a much simpler life but as you say being younger does help, big time I feel. I watch with interest how you get on, all the best!

As an Irish person..I love this;!!!! You are a credit to this country with your honesty!!!!

Excellent video Mossy, I live in rural Limerick. A workmate of mine who is an inner city boy decided he would camp out for a few nights under the trees in Killarney national park last summer, I told him he would certainly make thousands of new friends!. Anyway he returned a few days later after his camping adventure a little wiser and a few liters of blood lighter. He had worn shorts and a t shirt!. I carry a head net and cover every square inch of skin from the airborne piranha.

@diannadiatz1140

4 жыл бұрын

Your story just made me LOL! Your term, "airborne pranha" sounds perfect. I've not been to Ireland or Scotland, but summer doesn't sound like the best time to go! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Dianna Maryland, US

@annepurcell4627

3 жыл бұрын

james manning e

@annepurcell4627

3 жыл бұрын

james manning l

How can we be friends?! I almost want to move to a cottage next to yours just to be your friend!!! What a good man.

@kotare86

3 жыл бұрын

@rinkystinkybumbumpoopoo It's called being friendly

Great video good on you been in Australia 25 years thinking of going home I didn’t appreciate the great history and scenery when I was a child now I am older and my children are grown and I feel I need to go back there ☘️

Try a repellent called Smidge (we got it on Amazon), best thing we've found so far to stop the things - happy 2020 from West Donegal!

Just discovered these videos and am enjoying them, but that dog is over-the-top adorable!

Warm gulf stream off the west coast must make the beaches and warm water in summer a delight to loll around in. My number 2 would be a pint of the black stuff in a mist-clad rural pub and 3,spotting a group of Irish hares playing and frolicking.

The best thing about living in Ireland is being able to breathe in fresh clean air everyday in a beautiful place🌳🌱🍀🌿🌾🌲☘

Excellent video Daniel. Having been with my Irish wife for 8 years now, and experienced the things you mention, from Dublin to Clare, the Wild Atlantic Way to the Giant's Causeway, and much time spent with my late father-in-law in Co Meath and brother-in-law just over the border in Co Cavan, your choices are pretty much spot on. If I had to swap anything, while the island of Ireland itself is wonderful, I might put the people of Ireland, a midge's whisker ahead 😊

What a wonderful, wonderful dog!!! My ancestors came from Ireland, but if you got your dog in Ireland, that'd be what would get me to move to Ireland! Love that dog!

I remember when The currency changed to Euros, our average shopping bill went up half again - literally overnight.

@benoconnor3160

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s ridiculous that several if not multiple nations share the same currency ... Ireland is way too expensive compared to other European countries.

Very helpful information for anyone thinking of moving to Ireland. I was born and raised here but lived in Spain for almost eight years as an adult and when we returned to Ireland I saw it through fresh eyes. The richness of foliage and friendliness of people was very obvious. For me, Spain was great in winter but too hot in summer and I really missed the culture of Ireland, so I can relate to what you say in your video. Hope 2020 is a good and fruitful year for you. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience.

@reginahetherington1769

2 жыл бұрын

Don't take it literally. Not everyone wants to live in the wild west.

Your a legend man. Merry chrimbo to you and moss. You're genuine, that's why people are tuning in

Thank you, Daniel! A ring fort! What a treasure.

We live in the Southwest Scotland and we use Smidge repellent to keep the midges away when we are working in the forests.

ive been looking at plots of land around Ireland (Im Irish) and I think this is what Im going to do. Derelict building on a plot of land and live out of my camper until I get it fixed up.

@kotare86

3 жыл бұрын

Look up tiny homes

@linarez90

3 жыл бұрын

@@kotare86 I'm doing the same, but have little money, so living in a camper van or converted van and taking on a lifelong project seems more likely. I was looking at Shropshire in England, but the land prices in Ireland and the culture seem better.

@lukecondron7881

3 жыл бұрын

What would you do for employment? Do you farm?

Merry Christmas from Idaho, USA

@sheilaowens1513

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto...from Idaho Happy New year 💕

I'm amazed at the wonderful ring fort near you. It's quite a fabulous specimen. They don't often remain in that condition as farmers used the stones in constructing farm walls. Is it a protected area? I'm sure you're aware that many Irish place names come from a variety of words for such forts such as Dún or Rath.

@martinacaffrey4411

3 жыл бұрын

It’s supposed to be very bad luck to disturb them, which is why they are built around and not touched.

Hi Dan. I really admire you; the way you've decided to live your live and your strong convictions. It almost reminds me myself a few years ago when I moved from the big city into Devon, completely worn out and with my two cats recued fron the streets of London. Then I experienced all the challenges and encounteedr all the beauty you talk about in your videos. I couldn't find a place to rent for me and the cats so I ended up living in a static caravan in a farm in the middle of nowhere. My cats and I suffered a complete transformation. something that only the contact with nature can do.Unfortunately, it didn't go well for us and one evening after returning from my work( in an animal welfare charity), I found the caravan had burnt and my cats had died trallically in it, such a day as today the 30th Dec. After this cathartic experience, I wandered around Europe for a couple of years. I saw wonderful places and met very nice people. Now I'm back to Devon. Iit's the kind of place somehow I belong to, in the same way you feel that connection with Ireland. I've decided to live off grid in a caravan and move around. there are so many beautiful places to explore around here and Corwall. I couldn't settle and live confined in one place at this moment. I see myself almost as a migrant in spirit. I hope I haven't upset you with my story and as I said I really admire you, in the same way I feel reflected in many of the things you talk; some others make me feel jealouse as I haven't experienced them myself yet. I wish you and your beautiful dog a very bright and happy new year! J

Theres an app called Gallivanter which is about to be released which shows all of Irelands historic sites, including the remaining c. 40,000 ringforts. About 60,000 have been removed by farmers over the last few hundred years(the govt. incentivised this by giving farmers extra grants for every square meter of tillable land, so farmers knocked down the ringforts for the extra few hundred square meters)(my uncle on my mom's side knocked a few as did my granddad on my dad's side) (thankfully, many farmers refused to do so because they had supersticious beliefs about the forts). The dún/lios/rath/ forts themselves would have been villages but also small kingdoms (tuath) basically where the walls protected people and livestock from raiding parties and wolves, the chief (taoiseach) of the petty kingdom would have lived in the centre and his relatives and clansmen would have lived around him, interestingly there would also have been what was a family tree in the ringfort, this tree would have been grown by their ancestor who built the fort and the tree symbolized the family's power( When Brian Boru was vying with the O'Neill kings for the position of Ard-Rí, The O'Neill king went to his family fort in Clare and personally cut down his family tree as an insult c.990 AD). After the normans came people began to move into towns and these circular forts were abandoned. In later years many of these forts would have been used as burial grounds for babies who died before being baptized, as it was forbidden for a stillborn child/ unbaptized child to be buried in the local graveyard, and people felt that if the catholic god would not take the baby then the old gods would take them and these ringforts would have had an old spiritual connection with the people. There are about 2 historic sites in Ireland per square kilometer with the greatest concentration being anywhere outside of the Pale (historic term for the greater Dublin area) and the mountain blanket bog areas. The Gallivanter app is supposed to have mapped around 150,000 sites on the island when it comes out next month, at the moment its in testing stage.

@soniarose1387

4 жыл бұрын

uvaca smweeniv that's very interesting. Thanks

@hanorabrennan8846

4 жыл бұрын

Hope they consulted Fergus Kelly formerly of DIAS as he has spent his entire life on this very interesting study. Thank you for the heads up. It'll be fun, if the bloody farmers allow access. Compo. culture is a pain.

@DaraHes

4 жыл бұрын

Has the app been released yet? Where can I get it? Thanks

@annepurcell4627

3 жыл бұрын

uvaca smweeniv.

@annepurcell4627

3 жыл бұрын

uvaca smweeniv v,v v

Merry Christmas from the west coast of Canada. Always enjoy your vids and your buddy Moss

When I was 8 years old we went to Achill Island - all six of us in a Mini - it was a mild night when my father decided to rest awhile after travelling from to other side (Louth) and we were in the the middle of a bog. Very uncomfortable in therms of space (generically digging and elbowing your brothers and sisters) but when the widows were opened - hell was let in with the midges - I'll forget it. We got to Achill though for 2 great weeks but never again for 4 hours in a Mini.

Happy Christmas. Thanks for the update. x

Good to hear from you. Blessings on this Yule morn

I hope you and Moss had a good Christmas Daniel and all the best for 2020!

Excellent video as always. Happy new year to you

Just absolutely lovely video! Hope your holidays are awesome!

You have the happiest dog I've ever seen 😎🤗😎

I live in Offaly and the lower parts of my sheds and walls and concrete are fecking green....

Love your video & lists. Surprising.

Thanks for the video, I really look forward to watching the next one

I’ve been introduced to midges when me and my girlfriend were carcamping in Wales, at the edge of Snowdonia (for me personally the greenest and most beautiful place I have ever seen). After 5 nights of horror they drove us to an Airbnb 😂

God Bless your amazing neighbor!!! Such a Blessing!!!

Good to see a post. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas to you and the rest of the family!

Merry Christmas from Denmark

Happy Christmas Daniel bro😉 Love your videos and your views of my country. I'm moving to the countryside soon after nearly 50 years in Dublin, hopefully I'll enjoy it as much as you 🙂

Thanks for the well thought out informational video.

Happy Holiday Season and all the best with your restoration project!

I've been thinking about moving as of late. The US is going down hill fast. I was in Ireland 20 yrs ago, and I must say it's the only place I ever felt home. As soon as I got off the plane I had goosebumps. It was eerie. Anyhoo, with every passing day I'm thinking it may be time to go.( If the Irish will have me. ) My father's side is Irish. Not sure if I could get dual citizenship or not. Living the channel. Wishing you well! 🙂

@awakenourwellness8706

Жыл бұрын

Same! Ireland is the only place I’ve ever traveled outside the US where I felt like I’d gone home. Lots of Irish roots in my ancestral pool.

Merry Christmas to you and Moss, and all the very best for the New Year from the green isle of New Zealand 🎅🌲🍒🥂🎄🎈🎁🌏

Merry Christmas!! Looking forward to see your progress in the new year :)

Merry Christmas!

We live so close to each other! Where the counties Roscommon, Mayo and Sligo come together. We bought our house and moved up here from Kildare 3 years ago as well. I love the countryside but absolutely hate the midges. There's no much we can do to get rid of them. My husband is allergic to them. As they say:" If you kill one midge, thousands will come for the funeral". Our house is up for sale now, as we decided that we want to live in a warmer country. Good luck and be happy!

That dog of yours - how sweet❤️ Merry Christmas to the two of you and keep up the good, and very entertaining videos through 2020 🎄

@rosemaryspencer1501

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Very interesting and well put together video👍

Completely charmed. Thanks!

A thousand welcomes to Ireland friend, you have a beautiful home. Hope you have a great life here.

Wow, I didn’t realize you were in Ireland for some reason! Lucky you! It’s on my bucket list. I’m hoping next year. ☺️

What a wonderful Christmas surprise -- a new video from you and Moss! Happy New Year!

Thank you for making this video. It is very informative!

Greetings. An interesting video. (:> On the midges: If you get a small portable BBQ and burn a turf briquette in it. This will certainly help with keeping them away and don't worry you don't have to be physically close to it and suffering from smoke inhalation yourself. LOL Car Insurance - One of those "don't get people started on that" topic. Groceries - We are definitely more expensive than our neighbours, but I would add that the wages are higher here for similar jobs elsewhere. Not that helps in reality as the groceries are more or less the same price nationwide, but the pay regimes are not... We just put up with it. (: Damp / humidity / rain : I know we have moss and algae going constantly now in our area, used to be just a winter thing, but either there is just a small respite from it or it has landed for good in spots around where I am. There are chemical solutions, but no doubt you would not want to use them near your livestock or plot where you grow you own food etc. Related : As you mention the ground appears to be perpetually soggy in many areas. A topic raised in recent years is the fact that the River Shannon & associated lakes are silted up. The Shannon is the longest river in Ireland and traditionally would have drained the landscape around it. The river has not been maintained since 1922 and so is in it's current state as a result. The topic comes and goes, along with the regular flooding episodes (ironically costing millions each year, wouldn't it be an idea to put that money to better use in maintaining the Shannon & other river systems instead).... Basically no one Govt Institution, local or national, will take responsibility for the mammoth task involved. And of course there is the elephant in the room that we have water shortages when there are any 'shortish' dry spells in the summer. Rant over LOL... Have a good one. Season's Greetings & Kind regards, BG

@MossyBottom

4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for posting. :)

If you apply lavender oil in a carrier oil to your skin then mosquitos hate it. It might work for midges too. Merry Xmas!!

@RahiVaidya

4 жыл бұрын

Heather Edwards thank you for sharing

@linarez90

3 жыл бұрын

Also, BOUNCE Skin softner!

Very best wishes for 2020. Looking forward to continuing to follow your progress :) x

Love your videos mate. Merry Christmas, good health and great gardening in the new year.Glad to hear from you once again.

Enjoyed it immensely, as always. Would brave the fierce midges to experience the glorius greens... i live in southeastern ohio, usa, with many, many overcast dull gray winter days. Of course we do have quite lovely fall colors. 🍁🍂! Happy new year. May God crown 2020 with peace and progress in your precious land hold in ireland. Love your life stories.

Watching from Kenya! Looove your channel. You tempt me to build and settle on my father's farm❤❤

@thisorthat7626

4 жыл бұрын

koriri barsosio, give it a try. If you have land available perhaps you can use some of the ideas from this and combine them with how people used to farm in Kenya. The old ways worked because people understood the land. Good luck to you!

Thanks so much for returning to us with this video. We waited patiently in hopes. I know you are busy. Happy Christmas and the best in the new year.

Happy Christmas, it was a lovely surprise to get an update. 💕

I live in the southern part of the United States. We had literally the best most productive summer ever because we began making our own mosquito repellent. Get a blended mix of Eucalyptus, peppermint, basil, tea tree, and rosemary essential oil. Add 10 drops to 2oz of rubbing alcohol, pour it into a small spray bottle, shake it, spray it on yourself. Not only you will smell nice, but it will repel and mask you from those nasty blood suckers. It's also a great antibacterial for freshening your sweaty shoes and feet, which it was first intended for. I don't know what's available in Ireland, but I hope you can find something similar to these ingredients in a pharmacy shop. Wishing you better seasons!

@sheilasullivan1950

3 жыл бұрын

The locals bring a smoker or just share a pack n light up and the smoke gets rid of them. More costly than your spray but yeah.

@stephanielongden597

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Marlisa for sharing your mozzy repellent recipe. I'm going to give this a go next spring/summer, particularly whilst camping near lakes in England.

Merry Christmas from Texas!

@margietucker1719

4 жыл бұрын

Another Texan here....Merry Christmas all!

@putinsgaytwin4272

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Texas!!! I live in Ireland and I’ve never been lol. But I love everyone I’ve met from Texas. Yall seem like down to earth people. Also Texas has tonnes of beaches, affordable housing tonnes of famous ppl so what’s not to love

Just popped in to wish you and Moss a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best.

I live in London and I get midges in my back garden and on my allotment. (I don't remember them so much years ago, so maybe it's a result of global warming). However I've discovered that if I put baby oil on my skin before going out, or sun cream in the Summer, it tends to keep the midges off me as they don't like munching through grease/oil. As for the fairies in Ireland...One time I was cycling down a long lane in Ireland at night time with my husband. The next day we cycled back and realised the lane was full of bad potholes most of which had the potential to throw us from our bikes, and somehow we'd missed them all. I could only put that down to the influence of the fairies.

@Khh444

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely story about the fairies.

@hanorabrennan8846

4 жыл бұрын

Love it! More please?

@scottb5716

4 жыл бұрын

@@hanorabrennan8846 I trod in some dog poo on an otherwise clear pavement. I think it was the fairies.

I'll trade you the bushfires and higher heat and drought for the rain and storms.

@thelandofmint

4 жыл бұрын

@TheCamshafter well, it depends. I moved to central Italy from London UK ten years ago and it's getting hotter and hotter, and dry and the mosquitos are terrible. Believe me, too much Sun and no water is no fun either. We screwed this beautiful planet of ours and I believe it's going to get worse😢

@Berkeloid0

4 жыл бұрын

@MrSisterfister100 But building a fire-proof house is hard, building a flood-proof house just means putting it on a hill.

@Berkeloid0

4 жыл бұрын

@MrSisterfister100 Well you can always put your house on stilts. There are whole villages that are built like this over the top of lakes. Can't think of any villages that are built on top of bushfires :-)

@simontuffs4106

4 жыл бұрын

@@thelandofmint anthropomorphic bullshit, it's not we, it's natural and cyclical.

@patdiggin7053

4 жыл бұрын

Ya send fed ex via Washington,

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas !!!

Light a newspaper and walk through the midge cloud , then make a smudge fire near your work sight..

I have spent a few holidays in Ireland. One was a two week tour by car with two archeologists, one potters wife and a fourth person who at that time was knitting sweaters to sell on fairs or on demand for a living. It was extremely slow going

@silverkitty2503

4 жыл бұрын

good lord

Great video! What a Christmas treat 😊🎄

Very, very merry Christmas to you and Moss and fabulous year 2020!!! You do deserve the BEST!!! 🎄🐶❤️🍀🌟

What a lovely little summary of the good and bad in Ireland. I appreciate the way you handled the negative side which the visitor doesn't always grasp. I think you are a lucky fellow to have made your choice to move to Ireland. May you be strengthened by both the joys and the challenges you will experience.

That's the thing about stone walls, They last forever. I'm thinking about making my garden bed borders from stone.

Hi Daniel. Really enjoy watching you mate. Wishing you all the best now and for 2020. Happy holidays. Looking forward to watching more of you. 👌

Happy New Year my friend and all the best to you and your pup in 2020.

Beautiful. I don't know that I'll ever be able to travel from the US to Ireland (or Scotland), but it is a dream vacation of mine. The most beautiful green place I know of here in the US is the Appalachian Mountains, my favorite retreat place of all and the land of my Scot-Irish ancestors (an old homestead is still there and it's fun to visit). I think the Scots and Irish found a little bit of home there, maybe? Thank you for this video and Happy New Year to you and Moss!!

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

4 жыл бұрын

My experience Scotland is just a smaller version of Ireland with more rain and poorer land. Ireland is more expensive the taxes are ridiculous! greedy politicians.Also if you go to scotland beware of the accents, Most Irish accents are easy to understand, but the Scottish ones are incredibly thick, you really have to concentrate when talking to locals in Scotland, not a problem Iv'e had with Ireland.

As a history nerd, I'm jealous that you're within walking distance of an ancient hill fort. I'm from Canada and we don't have tangible ancient history all around us like that (the lifestyles of the Indigenous people did not lead them to build many permanent rock structures). Merry Christmas from across the pond.

Well done on your perseverance. That looks like a tough existence you've chosen. Always enjoy your videos. Wishing you both all the best over Christmas and beyond.

merry christmas,great vid

Welcome to Ireland my friend 👍

My sister visited Ireland & bought me a stone plaque with an inscription that says 'Don't piss off the fairies'. I'm looking at it now. lol

Loved this video ...thank you so much -a breath of fresh air ( literally).

I'm enjoying hearing your stories and wish you the very best of luck.

Sadly, the entire motor industry and motor insurance industry in Ireland (as well as as numerous senior government people, self-evidently) have developed as an extortion racket. Hence the ridiculous ever increasing insurance rates for older cars, second hand car import taxes (taxes illegal under EU rules, but Ireland just opts to pay the annual fine to the EU, with more taxpayer's money.) and the year of manufacture posted on the number plates, another anti-social rule outlawed elsewhere. Sadly, this is very unlikely to change until the press really shout in unison, and that is almost impossible as the few journalists left in the country live in mortal fear of interfering in this multi-billion Euro pan-industry manipulation.

@peterfitzpatrick7032

4 жыл бұрын

.... & now they want petrol & diesel car sales banned by 2030... 🙄😒

@NaCreagachaDubha

4 жыл бұрын

Ain't that the truth! Gangsters in suits

@MolloyPolloy

4 жыл бұрын

Ministers paid off for turning a blind eye to the absolute racketeering going on. I love Ireland but it's so corrupt.

@aadij1

4 жыл бұрын

Shockingly corrupt! Three years ago I was out of the country for just over a year and lost my (30 years of no claims driving!) no claims bonus because I was not insured in Ireland for that time. My previous company of which I had paid €259 annually would not even give me a quote as they now categorized me as a new driver whom they won’t insure. The few companies who would give me quotes were for around €3,000.!!! I decided not to bother and now only visit my home a few months in the summer and work abroad instead. I hitch when I am there as it is rural and there is bus service only once a week.

@aadij1

4 жыл бұрын

SevenMagpies yes, it’s pathetic. So many people loosing their livelihoods due to the greed of a few!